Why Busy Philipps Did not Return For Dawson’s Creek’s Closing Episode

Busy Philipps grew to become a well-known face on Dawson’s Creek throughout its closing two seasons. Nevertheless, she was noticeably lacking from the sequence finale.

Philipps joined the present in season 5 as Audrey Liddell, the faculty roommate of Joey Potter, who was portrayed by Katie Holmes. She rapidly grew to become a fan favourite and labored her method into Dawson’s Creek’s core group of characters. She remained a outstanding a part of the solid for the rest of the sequence, which makes her absence all of the stranger.

Throughout an episode of Pod Meets World, Philipps mentioned she was initially very excited to seem within the finale. Nevertheless, the ultimate episode of Dawson’s Creek was written by Kevin Williamson, the present’s creator, who returned after leaving the present on the finish of season 2. In accordance with the actor, he was unable to discover a strategy to embody her character within the closing storyline.

Philipps added that she heard by the grapevine that the first purpose why she was excluded was that she was not one of many unique characters. Williamson was allegedly very brutal and dismissive of her, reportedly stating that since he did not create her, she wasn’t going to be in Dawson Creek’s finale. “What I heard on the time was Kevin was like, ‘I do not know this character. I did not create her, so she’s not going to be within the finale,” she defined.

This very understandably upset Philipps. She expressed her frustration, stating that she labored exhausting and earned her place on Dawson’s Creek. Her character rapidly grew to become highly regarded, and he or she deserved to be part of the conclusion. Williamson not letting her participate in one thing so particular over one thing as shallow as her not being one in all his unique characters was extremely disrespectful.

It was a factor that basically harm my emotions and I felt like I had given two seasons of my life to this present. Folks actually cherished my character. I actually, you recognize, gave up like an enormous a part of my life to be in Wilmington.

Nevertheless, Williamson did redeem himself in the course of the Dawson’s Creek reunion final yr. Philipps mentioned that he apologized to her for writing her out of the story. He additionally acknowledged that he may have dealt with the state of affairs higher and mentioned he was sorry that he did not method the state of affairs in a extra delicate {and professional} method.

He was similar to, ‘I used to be simply in a second in my profession, my life, when like I had so many issues happening. That they had requested me on the final minute to come back again and write the finale. I had like a day and a half to do it, and I simply made this sort of bizarre resolution and I may have performed higher and I did not, and I am sorry.

Dawson’s Creek initially aired on January 20, 1998, and ran for six seasons. The teenager drama sequence follows aspiring filmmaker Dawson Leery, performed by James Van Der Beek and his associates. The present additionally starred Joshua Jackson (Pacey), Chad Michael Murray (Charlie), and Michelle Williams (Jen), alongside Holmes.